Kahaan kho gaya woh?
Updated: Oct 2, 2018
Kahaan kho gaya woh ladka,
jo kad mein tha mujhse kum
Kahaan kho gaya woh ladka,
jiski mujhse thi dubli baahein
Kahaan kho gaya woh ladka,
jo zulfon me hawaon ko karta tha kaid
Kahaan kho gaya woh ladka,
jo nangi aakhon se dekh paata tha dur
Kahaan kho gaya woh ladka,
Jise log mere naam se pukaarte hain
Kahaan kho gaya woh ladka,
Jo beete dino mein, mai tha kabhi
Kabhi dikhe kahin toh batana,
Bohot arsey se nahi hui hai mulakat
Ek baar fir aangan me laite,
udte hawai jahaazon ko taakna hai
Ek baar fir khuli dopahari mein,
daabe pao, balla liye nikalna hai
Ek baar fir paanch rupiye wali,
kohni se tapakti icecream chaatni hai
Ek baar fir cycle pe ghanti baja
beparwah galliyon me ghoomna hai
Ek baar fir apne kamre ko antrangi
prayogshala bana, itwaar jeena hai
Ek baar fir usi maasoomiyat se bhoot,
bhagwan, insaaniyat me yakeen karna hai
Ab jab wapas laut aaya hai woh ladka,
toh saala kahin kho gaye hain woh din!

I had never written a piece in Hindi before this one.
A friend asking me for feedback on a Hindi poem she had penned, set things into motion. After all, I first think in Hindi and then translate it into English!